Electoral divisions of Vietnam

For electoral purpose, each province or municipality (the highest administrative division) of Vietnam is subdivided into electoral units (ÃÂÃÂ¡n vÃ¡Â»Â bÃ¡ÂºÂ§u cÃ¡Â»Â) which are further subdivided into voting zones (khu vÃ¡Â»Â±c bÃ¡Â»Â phiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿u). The number of electoral divisions varies from election to election and depend on the population of that province or municipality

Since the most recent parliamentary election in 2011, there are 183 electoral units and 89,960 voting zones.

Election

see also Elections in Vietnam

Delegates of the National Assembly of Vietnam are directly elected from population for a five-year term. The National Assembly of Vietnam is unicameral, therefore the number of delegates in an area depends on the population of that area. Currently there are 500 delegates of the National Assembly.

Electoral divisions

Vietnam is a unitary state with 28 provinces and 5 municipalities or centrally-controlled cities. Each province (tÃ¡Â»Ânh) and municipality (thÃÂ nh phÃ¡Â»Â trÃ¡Â»Â±c thuÃ¡Â»Âc trung ÃÂ°ÃÂ¡ng) is subdivided into electoral units (ÃÂÃÂ¡n vÃ¡Â»Â bÃ¡ÂºÂ§u cÃ¡Â»Â). The number of electoral divisions in each province and municipality depends on the population of that province and municipality. Normally an electoral unit within a province or municipality covers about 2 to 6 district-level subdivisions (ÃÂÃÂ¡n vÃ¡Â»Â hÃÂ nh chÃÂnh cÃ¡ÂºÂ¥p huyÃ¡Â»Ân; which could be rural districts (huyÃ¡Â»Ân), urban districts (quÃ¡ÂºÂn), provincial cities (thÃÂ nh phÃ¡Â»Â thuÃ¡Â»Âc tÃ¡Â»Ânh) or towns (thÃ¡Â»Â xÃÂ£)).

Each electoral unit is further subdivided into voting zones (khu vÃ¡Â»Â±c bÃ¡Â»Â phiÃ¡ÂºÂ¿u). Two or three delegates would be elected from each electoral unit.

Since 2011 there are 183 electoral units and 89,960 voting zones.